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''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' is a 36-page American comic book magazine created in 1939, and designed to be a promotional giveaway in movie theaters. While the idea proved unsuccessful, and only a handful of sample copies of issue #1 were printed, the periodical is historically important for introducing the enduring Marvel Comics character Namor the Sub-Mariner, created by writer-artist Bill Everett. ==Production history== ''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' was produced by First Funnies, Inc., one of the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of comic books "packagers" that would create outsourced comics on demand for publishers. The company, founded by Centaur Publications art director Lloyd Jacquet and later named Funnies Inc., planned to be a publisher itself, with ''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' as its initial product.〔(''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' (First Funnies, Inc., 1939 Series) ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 While the postal indicia gives the publisher as First Funnies, Inc., the back cover, a house ad, directs interested parties to contact Funnies, Inc.〔(''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' #1 ) at the Grand Comics Database〕 The comic, with black-and-white pages and a color cover〔 and designed to be distributed to children in movies theaters, was never published, although samples were printed to show theater-owners. Either eight or nine〔 samples exist (sources differ). All but one were discovered at the late Jacquet's estate sale in 1974.〔〔 One sample, dubbed the "Pay Copy", contains written payment information for the various creators who contributed to the comic. Additionally, proof sheets were found there for the covers of issues #2–4.〔 Reprinted at 〕 The discovery of the hitherto forgotten ''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' rewrote an early part of the history of comics, and caused a sensation at the time. Marvel Comics, in 1978, describing the creation of its superhero the Sub-Mariner, wrote The "Comic Books on Microfiche" collection of the University of Tulsa's McFarlin Library lists Centaur Publications' ''Amazing Man Comics'' #5 (Sept. 1939), the premiere issue, as continuing the numbering of ''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'', but this is unconfirmed.〔Overstreet, listing for ''Motion Picture Funnies Weekly'' asks "''Amazing Man'' No. 5 on?"〕 No copy was filed with the Library of Congress.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Motion Picture Funnies Weekly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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